Instruction of animal VTTs
1. Checking the content of the package
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Three PPT file named lesson 4(digestion & biosynthesis), lesson 6 (cellular respiration) and
animal VTTs (completed)
Three AVI files: cell respiration, digestion atom, dehydration 1
2. Two ways to demonstrating VTTs
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Demonstrating VTTs by filters
Filters are angles to analyze a certain science event. The purpose of filters is to lessen students’
cognitive load and help them understand a complex process from different perspectives.
Teachers can easily skip or focus on one filter according to students’ learning situation.
In animal VTTs, we include three sets of filters. The first set is scale filters which include
macroscopic scale filter, microscopic scale filter and atomic-molecular scale filter. When you
click these filters, VTTs will demonstrate one process at different scales. The second set is
matter and energy filters which include matter identity filter, matter movement filter, energy
transformation filter, blank filter and all filters. Matter identity filter will demonstrate
materials that involved in the process. Matter movement filter will demonstrate how materials
move and change in a scientific event at one scale. Energy transformation filter will
demonstrate how energy is transformed in the scientific event. Blank filter will show a
scientific event without any filters. All filters will demonstrate how matter and energy involve,
move and transform in a scientific event at one scale.
Demonstrating VTTs by slide sequence
You can also demonstrate VTTs according to the slide sequences. The following is the sequences
of VTTs slides:
Digestion part
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Driving question
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Matter movement
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Blank filter
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Matter transformation
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Energy transformation
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Full filter
Biosynthesis part
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Driving question
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Matter movement
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Blank filter
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Matter transformation
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Energy transformation
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Full filter
Cellular respiration part
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Driving question
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Matter movement
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Blank filter
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Matter transformation
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Energy transformation
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Full filter
Difference of three PPTs
We design three PPTs based on the teachers’ style of instruction and VTT demonstration.
Animal VTTs (completed): include digestion part, biosynthesis part and cellular respiration part.
Lesson 4 (digestion & biosynthesis): the same slide with animal VTTs except that slides of
cellular respiration parts are hidden. If you demonstrate lesson 4 VTTs by slide sequence, the
hidden part will not be shown. But you can also show the hidden part by filters.
Lesson 6 (Cellular respiration): the same slide with animal VTTs except that slides of digestion&
biosynthesis parts are hidden. If you demonstrate lesson 6 VTTs by slide sequence, the hidden
part will not be shown. But you can also show the hidden part by filters.
3. Animation in VTTs
There are three animations to show how atoms move and reconstruct new molecules in animal
VTTs. In detail, slide 21 (Analyze digestion by filters at atomic-molecular scale) shows
animation named “digestion atom”. Slide 39 (Matter movement for protein synthesis at atomicmolecular scale) shows animation named “dehydration 1”. Slide 59 (Matter movement of
cellular respiration at atomic-molecular scale) shows animation named “cellular respiration”.
Please download PPT file and three animations into the same folder. You can click the animation
image in slides to show the animation. If it doesn’t work, you can directly click the
corresponding animation in the folder.